Qattara Oasis
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Qattara Oasis (Wāḥat al-Qaṭṭārah) is an area of irrigated date farm in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates featuring a distinctive falaj irrigation system as well as a late Bronze Age archaeological site dated to 1800–1500 BCE, in the prehistoric period of Arabia. The oasis has been extensively surveyed by students from Al Ain University since 2015, and is home to 19 buildings of varying antiquity, of which nine are mosques. Among these are thought to be some of the oldest buildings still standing in Al Ain.
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